Question : FORMULATION OF DRAFT ON CLIMATE CHANGE

(a) whether the Government has formulated any draft to deal with the hazards of climate change in the year 2010 in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the possibility of incidents like recent calamity in Uttarakhand had been indicated in the above draft;

(d) if so, the details of the abovementioned draft;

(e) whether the work on the said scheme has been started according to the draft;

(f) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(g) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)

(a) to (d) Government has released the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) on June 30, 2008 with a view to meet the challenges of Climate Change. NAPCC includes eight National Missions in specific areas of Solar Energy, Enhanced Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Habitat, Water, Sustaining the Himalayan Eco-system, Green India, Sustainable Agriculture and Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change. All the Mission documents were approved by the Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change in 2011. Besides, all State Governments including Uttarakhand have been requested to prepare the State Action Plan on Climate Change to address State specific issues.

(e) to (g) The National Missions under NAPCC are being institutionalized by respective Nodal Ministries. The implementations of all National Missions have started in the 12th Five Year Plan.

Government has constituted an Executive Committee on Climate Change in January, 2013, under the chairmanship of Principal Secretary to Prime Minister to assist the Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change in evolving a coordinated response to issues relating to climate change and to monitor the implementation of the eight National Missions and other initiatives under the NAPCC.